How to Use

Follow this example from upload to download. You can use one key for a simple sort, or combine multiple keys for more precise ordering.

pdfkeysort.com
Selected 2 files
invoice-02.pdf
INV-001
invoice-01.pdf
INV-002
Sort Keys (multi)
Page textInvoice No.AscINV-001Fixed
Run
Download PDF
FileOrig PageInvoice No.
invoice-01.pdf1INV-001
invoice-02.pdf1INV-002

Example screen: sort invoice pages by the invoice number found in page text.

Step by step

1

Choose your PDFs

Select one or more PDF files. The selected-file area shows a preview of each file so you can remove a wrong file before sorting.

2

Set the first sort key

Choose Page text to sort using text found on each page, or File name to use the PDF filename. Keys are applied from top to bottom.

3

Give a sample

For Page text, enter an example of the value you want to find, such as doc12345. Use Fixed when every value has the same length, or Variable to set minimum and maximum lengths.

4

Run and check the result

Choose Asc or Desc for each key, then click Run. Review the original and final page numbers in the result table before downloading.

5

Download the sorted PDF

When the result looks right, click Download PDF. The preview lets you inspect the newly ordered document first.

Using multiple keys

Key priority is top to bottom. For example, put Date first and Invoice No. second to group pages by date and then order each group by invoice number.

When a value is missing

Pages where a key cannot be found are sorted to the top. Check rows marked “missing” in the result table before downloading the final PDF.